Hair cutter



July 5, 1932. y w. E. LoUGHMlLLER HAIR CUTTER Filed Sept. 8. 1951 Patented July 5, 1932 WILLIAM E. LOUGHMILLER, OF FLUSHING, NEW YORK HAIR CUTTER Application led September 8, 1931. Serial No. 561,799.

This invention relates to a hair cutting implement and has for its rimary ob]ect to provide, in a manner as eremafter set forth, a device of this character embodylng 5 a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts through the mediumbf which the art of cutting the hair is simplified to the extent that it may be accomplished by unskilled persons or that persons may out their own hair.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a hair cutter of the aforementioned character which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, eiiicient and reliable in use and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the followlng specification, taken in connection wlth the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate correspondmg parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a hair cutter in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical longitudinal section through an intermediate portion of the device.

Figure 5 is a detail view in perspective of the reciprocating cutter member,

Figure 6 is a detail view in perspective of tl: bar upon which the cutter member is slida e.

Referring now to the vdrawing in detail, it will be seen that the implement constituting the present invention comprises a sheet of suitable material, preferably metal, which is folded upon itself in a manner to provide the elongated housing 1 which may or may not be open at its ends. Secured between the free marginal portions of the sheet which forms the housing 1, as by screws 2, is a bar 3 which also is of suitable material, preferably metal. The heads of the screws 2 are countersunk inthe housing 1.

In opposite sides the housing 1 is provided with the slots 4 extending longitudinally for a portion of the length of said housing. Practically all of the housing which is free of the slots 4 has extending vtransversely therein from the edge thereof which is remote from the bar 3 a series of incisions or slots which define the teeth 5, said teeth being substantially inverted. U-shaped and being integral, of course, with the housing.

The reference numeral 6 designates a cutter member which is mounted for reciprocation in the housing 1 on the bar v3, said cutter member 6 having a diagonal shearing.

end 7 which cooperates with the teeth 5 for severing the hair between said teeth 5.- The top ed e 7 and end edge 7 of the cutter are forme substantially at right angles to the sides of the cutter, the top edge 7 cooperating with the bight portion of the U-shaped teeth 5 and the end edge 7 cooperating with the sides of the teeth for cutting purposes. It will also be seen that the teeth 5 constitute guards for the cutter member.

Disks 8 are on opposite sides of the cut-V ter member 6 on the end portion of said cutter member which is remote from the cutting end 7 thereof. The disks 8 are operable longitudinally in the slots 4 of the housing 1 and are provided with concave outer faces for the reception of the thumb and index finger on one hand of the user of the device for manually reciprocating the cutter member in the housing.

In use, the implement is manipulated as desired to engage the hair between the teeth 5 and the cutter member 6 is then actuated to cut said hair. The device is preferably held in'one hand and the cutter is actuated with the other hand.

It 1s believed that the many advantages of a hair cutter in accordance with this 1nvcntion will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it isk to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to' which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A hair cutter comprising a housing of substantially U-sha ed transverse segments having slots exten ing thereinto from its closed side defining spaced teeth for the reception of the hair -to be cut, and a cutter member having a plurality of cutting edges cooperating with the bight portion and sides of said teeth slidably mounted in the housing for cutting the hair in the slots the cutting edges of said cutting member being disposed at one end of the cutter member.

2. A hair cutter comprising a housing of substantially U-shaped transverse section having a series of slots extending thereinto from lts closed side for the reception of the hair to be cut, and a cutter member mounted for reciprocation in the housing at right angles to the slots for cutting the hair in said slots the cutting edges of said cutting member being disposed at one end of the cut-ter member.

3. A hair cutter comprising an elongated housing having longitudinal slots in opposite sides thereoffor a portionof its length and further having a series of slots extending thereinto at right angles to the first named slots for the reception of the hair to be cut, a cutter member slidably mounted in the housing for cutting hair in the second named slots, and means mounted on the cutter member and operable in the first named slots for manually actuating said cutter member.

4. A hair cutter comprising an elongated housing of substantially U-shaped cross section having slots extending longitudinally in opposite sides thereof for a por-tion of its length and further having a series of transverse slots exten ding thereinto from oneI edge thereof for substantially the rest of its length, the transverse slots being for the reception of the hair to be cut, a cutter member slidably mounted in the housing for cutting the hair in the transverse slots, and means mounted on the cutter member through the longitudinal slots for manually actuating said cutter member.

5. A hair cutter comprising an elongated housing of substantially U-shaped cross section having slots extending longitudinally in opposite sides thereof for a portion of its length and further having a series of transverse slots extending thereinto from one edge thereof for substantially the rest of its length, the transverse slots being for the reception of the hair to be cut, a cutter member slidably mounted in the housing for cutting the hair in the transverse slots, and means mounted on the cutter member through the longitudinal slots for manually actuating said cutter member, said mea-ns comprising a pair of disks fixed on the sides of the cutter member, said disks having concave outer faces for the reception of digits on the hand of an operator.

6. A hair cutter comprising an elongated housing of substantially U-shaped cross section, a bar mounted between the free longitudinal marginal portions of the housing, said housin having a series of transverse slots exten ing thereinto from one ed e thereof for the reception of the hair to cut and defining a row of straight teeth, a cutter member slidably mounted on the bar in the housing and having at one end thereof top and side `cutting edges, the side cutting edges being disposed at an oblique angle to the axis of the cutter member and cooperating respectively with the bight portion and sides of said teeth for cutting the hair in the slots, and means for actu-ating the cutter member.

7.A A hair cutter comprising an elongated housing of substantially U-shaped cross section, a bar mounted between the free longitudinal marginal portions of the housing, said housing having a series'of transverse slots extending thereinto from one ed e thereof for the reception of the hair to cut, a cutter member slidably mounted on the bar in the housing for cutting the hair in the slots, and means for actuating the cutter member, the housing further having longitudinal slots in opposite sides thereof, the actuating means comprising disks mounted on the sides of the cutter member and operable in the longitudinal slots, said disks having concave outer faces for the reception of digits on the hand of an operator.

In testimony whereof I alix my si ature.

WILLIAM E. LOUGHMIL ER. 

